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WHAT'S NEXT?: Design thinking will increasingly play a key role in improving systems and customer experiences. Companies will re-learn their approach to innovation and embrace human-centred design principles. Designers will begin to apply knowledge of human interaction, specifically in the area of how we earn trust and respect, to AI systems.

[New] The UK will be required to build 9-1 2GW of energy generation capacity annually to reach the net-zero target, which is higher than any output recorded in the UK in the previous 50 years.
[New] The bipartisan Nuclear Energy Leadership Act introduced in 2019 would help advanced nuclear reactor concepts go from research to commercialization by matching private capital to build two demo reactors by 2025 and potentially five more by 2035.
[New] Nuclear energy currently accounts for about 21% of the UK's energy consumption, and without investment from China General Nuclear Power Group, the UK might not be able to fund the construction of the critical national infrastructure to achieve its net-zero goals by 2030.
[New] China's plan to build more coal-fired power contradicts its pledge to go carbon neutral by 2060 and risks creating 2 trillion yuan ($303.60 billion) in stranded assets.
[New] Key to progress over the next three years is grasping the opportunity to build a substantial and scalable business in digital, especially in the US and Asia Pacific markets.
[New] To achieve net-zero emissions before 2060, China would need to stop building unabated coal power plants, reduce the use of coal for power generation rapidly to a 5% -10% share in 2030, and phase out the use of coal-fired power generation by 2040.
[New] Domestically Joe Biden has pledged 2 trillion dollars over four years as part of efforts to push towards 100% clean electricity by 2035, drive take up of zero-emissions vehicles and making buildings more efficient.
[New] Massachusetts has a mandate to build 3,200 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2035.
By providing support under Horizon Europe for the design and test phase of HDVC systems, the Commission will steer towards the installation of the first multi-vendor multi-terminal HVDC system in Europe by 2030.
Indonesia plans to build 4,500 kilometers of toll roads by 2030 to boost revenue for future highway construction projects.
Indonesia offers tax incentives for investment in renewable energy to help meet a renewable energy target of 23% by 2025, along with $47.6 billion fiscal stimuli.
China has launched two prototype habitat modules in the last decade and plans to start building a full space station in the next year or two.
The UK government has stressed its ambition to see at least half of new cars to be ultra-low emission by 2030 as part of plans to make the UK the best place in the world to build and own an electric vehicle (EV).
Despite a global pandemic, direct digital transformation (DX) investment is still growing at a compound annual growth rate of 15.5% from 2020 to 2023 and is expected to approach $6.8 trillion as companies build on existing strategies and investments, becoming digital-at-scale future enterprises.
The 2020 NBC process has been compromised by two key decisions that could make it difficult for new buildings to be Net-Zero Energy Ready by 2030, part of the Canadian Framework on Clean Growth Climate Change.
MAST Upgrade ensures the UK is in the premier league of countries working on fusion - and will be vital in achieving UKAEA's goal of building the STEP fusion power plant.
Through Horizon Europe support for design and test phase of HDVC systems, the Commission will work to have the first Multi-Vendor Multi-Terminal HVDC system installed in Europe by 2030.
The pandemic-related downturn has trimmed expectations of growth in fundamental long-term demand for LNG in the next five years and has increased investment risks on future capacity expansion projects designed to meet LNG demand beyond 2025.
From next year the UK will need to process 270m customs declarations a year - compared with 60m at present - according to estimates by HM Revenue & Customs, with £1.4bn committed in 2020 to funding new infrastructure.
Germany is projected to lead the intumescent coating for cellulosic fire protection in European building construction steelwork market from 2020 to 2025: Germany is the largest market for cellulosic fire protection intumescent coatings in Europe.
The intumescent coating for cellulosic fire protection in European building construction steelwork market size is projected to grow from EURO 154 million in 2020 to EURO 179 million by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 3.

Last updated: 30 November 2020

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